Principal - Secondary - 2024-2025 School Year

This is an open posting for candidates interested in a Secondary (Middle or High School) Principal vacancy for the 2024/2025 school year.

Position Title: Principal Division: Leadership Services Reports To: Assigned Assistant Superintendent, School Leadership FLSA Status: Exempt Salary Schedule: The 2023/2024 annual salary range: $132,013 - $159,946

High: B1 (Doctorate), B1-1 (Specialist), B1-2 (Master's);

Middle: B2 (Doctorate), B2-1 (Specialist), B2-2 (Master's); Work Days: 244 Evaluation Tool: LKES JD Revision Date(s): 8/22; 2/23; 6/23

Essential Duties:

• Ensure high quality implementation of instructional expectations, including balanced instruction, standards, and formative assessment.

• Establish and maintain clear, consistent communications with parents, families, and community partners to receive input and feedback on the effectiveness of the school, to improve family engagement, and to resolve concerns.

• Anticipate and plan for staffing needs; meet all staffing timelines.

• Develop, implement, and monitor Continuous School Improvement Plans (CSIP) that aim to improve student performance.

• Observe and evaluate the performance of employees.

• Supervise student and staff conduct and monitor their progress toward achieving specified goals.

• Establish a positive school climate that includes high expectations, interactive teaching, clearly defined goals and objectives.

• Implement procedures to ensure a safe and orderly school environment.

• Develop and manage a school budget according to established regulations and guidelines.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Educational Leadership, required; Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership, preferred.

• Minimum of six years of educational experience to include a minimum of three years of administrative experience, preferred.

• Demonstrated knowledge of standards, curriculum, and instruction.

• Exceptional integrity, commitment to confidentiality, excellent character, and strong professional reputation.

• Ability to abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.

• Must be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.

• Ability to be present at the physical worksite.

• Must perform tasks involving prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting.

• Must perform routine physical activities such as bending and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds.

• Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.

Current HCS principals interested in this position may send a current resume and cover letter to the attention of Dr. Carl Knowlton, Human Resource Services, and Mary Ann Suddeth, Leadership Services.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, YOU MUST APPLY FOR THE JOB VACANCY AND SELECT "FINISH AND SUBMIT." YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE VISIBLE TO THE PERSON REVIEWING APPLICATIONS UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THESE STEPS.